Hi,
Have you cleaned the disk?
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"kxcntry99" <kxcntry99@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hello All,
>
> I am really hoping you can help me with this one....
>
> I have a new computer I have built with the following components
> Intel 3.0 gig
> 1 gig ddr2
> 512 Geforce 7300GT
> 160 SATA HD
>
> When I built it I bought a copy of win XP pro with a Vista express
> upgrade.
> XP installed correctly but the upgrade has been giving me lots of trouble.
> It
> should be noted that I received and OEM verision of Vista Business with my
> express upgrade.
>
> When I go thru the install I wish to do an upgrade, not a full install. I
> enter the product key and the install works fine thru the final step,
> "Completing Installation". During this step I get to 53% complete when I
> get
> an error from C++ about "oobe" I do not have the exact error but I can get
> it
> if more specifics are needed. Once I get this error I am told that the
> install failed and that it is reverting to XP.
>
> Thinking it was a component issue I tried putting it on another computer I
> have. On this second computer I have tried both an upgrade and a full
> install, I have removed all extra perriferals (zip disk, RAID card,
> Soundcard) to bring it to a bland system. Either way I do the install
> (upgrade or full) I get all the way thru to the last step again when it
> freezes. I know that the install does some checks and that this last step
> can
> take a long time so I have left it frozen overnight. I come back the next
> morning and again I am told that the install failed and that XP has been
> restored.
>
> Ideas anyone?